Medina County Bar Association awards Law Day scholarships

Medina High seniors earn top honors for essays on rule of law

Student holding a certificate with two adults in formal attire.

Evan Browne of Medina High School was awarded first place in the Medina County Bar Association’s Law Day Scholarship competition.

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Published May 3, 2026 - 2:41 p.m. Modified May 3, 2026 - 2:43 p.m.

The Medina County Bar Association announced two high school seniors as winners of its annual Law Day Scholarship.

Three people standing together with an award certificate. — Jonathan Robinson of Medina High School was awarded second place in the Medina County Bar Association’s Law Day Scholarship competition.

The first-place recipient receives a $3,000 college scholarship, and the second-place recipient receives a $1,500 scholarship. The theme for Law Day 2026 was “The Rule of Law and the American Dream,” and applicants submitted essays based on that theme. The winning essays were selected from a field of highly qualified applicants.

The winners are Evan Browne of Medina High School, who earned first place, and Jonathan Robinson of Medina High School, who earned second place.

The scholarships were awarded at the Medina County Bar Association’s annual Law Day program May 1 at the Blair Conference Center. The keynote speaker was retired Judge James Kimbler.

For more information about the Medina County Bar Association, contact Executive Secretary Gina Hotchkiss at 330-725-9794 or ghotchkiss@medinacounty.gov, or President Ivan Petrovic at Ivan@ivanpetroviclaw.com.